Justice week coincided with Fair Food Week and we were visited by Nick Rose, President of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, to hear about the Fairness of Food. To learn more visit
Melbourne Magistrate's Court You will have the opportunity to see justice in action - quite literally! We will meet with a Magistrate [judge] who will explain how the court system operates and you will then have time to sit in a variety of courtrooms & observe the legal proceedings. It isn't a movie or a TV show - it's very much real life - actions & their consequences playing out before you.
Parliament House You will have the opportunity to visit Victoria's Parliament House - home to our politicians and a hive of activity in preparation for November's election! We will be taken on a tour of Parliament - both houses [Upper & Lower] and other key areas. You will also have the opportunity to watch question time - it often looks like a schoolyard argument on the evening news - hopefully, you'll get to see more than theatrics!!
Wednesday Trail Descriptions: CSI and Justice over time This trail starts at school and then we will head to the Victoria Police Museum where we will carry out a CSI workshop and examine a typical crime scene. It promises to be lots of fun. Afterwards, we will step back in time and examine Australia’s most famous bushman, Ned Kelly at State Library. Following on from this, we will go to state library to discover how prisoners were treated in the past and whether we feel we are improving or disproving as a society in our treatment of criminals.
Fair Food Week trail
We will be exploring themes related to Fair Food Week such as Eat Local, Beyond the Shopping Trolley, Affordable Food for All, Eating Healthily, Fair prices for farmers....Our exploration will take us to Abbottsford Convent to meet with the Melbourne Farmers Market organisers, the Collingwood Childrens Farm vegetable plots & Lentil as Anything.
When home is beyond reach - Youth Homelessness Trail
Is it fair that every night, young people under 25 make up 43% of homeless Australians?
We will delve into some of the considerations that young people at risk of homelessness have to grapple with each day via debate, investigations, conversations with real estate agents and surveying.
The afternoon will be spent with Frontyard Youth Services on King Street for a workshop and a tour of some of the locations around the CBD that become 'home' to young Melbournians.
Critical Question Planner:
Critical Question Example:
Homelessness Resources
Some young people's stories:
Frankie & Bree, The Oasis
Tessa's Story - The Oasis
Frontyard Youth Services: http://www.melbournecitymission.org.au/services/homelessness/young-people-25-years/frontyard-youth-services
An interesting set of articles:
How Poetry Helped Get Me Through Prison
Teenager spent nearly 2 years in adult prison
Justice in the Media
Legal Advice for Young People:
YouthLaw
Lawstuff Australia - Know your Rights
Street Smart - A Practical Guide to Knowing Your Rights on the Street
Justice week coincided with Fair Food Week and we were visited by Nick Rose, President of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, to hear about the Fairness of Food. To learn more visit
http://fairfoodweek.org.au/
Tammi Jonas: Farmer
http://www.tammijonas.com/
Friday's Trail Descriptions
Melbourne Magistrate's Court
You will have the opportunity to see justice in action - quite literally! We will meet with a Magistrate [judge] who will explain how the court system operates and you will then have time to sit in a variety of courtrooms & observe the legal proceedings.
It isn't a movie or a TV show - it's very much real life - actions & their consequences playing out before you.
Parliament House
You will have the opportunity to visit Victoria's Parliament House - home to our politicians and a hive of activity in preparation for November's election!
We will be taken on a tour of Parliament - both houses [Upper & Lower] and other key areas. You will also have the opportunity to watch question time - it often looks like a schoolyard argument on the evening news - hopefully, you'll get to see more than theatrics!!
Choose your trail!
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Wednesday Trail Descriptions:
CSI and Justice over time
This trail starts at school and then we will head to the Victoria Police Museum where we will carry out a CSI workshop and examine a typical crime scene. It promises to be lots of fun.
Afterwards, we will step back in time and examine Australia’s most famous bushman, Ned Kelly at State Library.
Following on from this, we will go to state library to discover how prisoners were treated in the past and whether we feel we are improving or disproving as a society in our treatment of criminals.
Fair Food Week trail
We will be exploring themes related to Fair Food Week such as Eat Local, Beyond the Shopping Trolley, Affordable Food for All, Eating Healthily, Fair prices for farmers....Our exploration will take us to Abbottsford Convent to meet with the Melbourne Farmers Market organisers, the Collingwood Childrens Farm vegetable plots & Lentil as Anything.
When home is beyond reach - Youth Homelessness Trail
Is it fair that every night, young people under 25 make up 43% of homeless Australians?
We will delve into some of the considerations that young people at risk of homelessness have to grapple with each day via debate, investigations, conversations with real estate agents and surveying.
The afternoon will be spent with Frontyard Youth Services on King Street for a workshop and a tour of some of the locations around the CBD that become 'home' to young Melbournians.